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as in brother
a female connected with another person by a common parent
She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.
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as in nun
a member of a religious community of women
Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.
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as in friend
a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.
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Recent Examples of sister
The Secret Order is not going to pick up the maximalist mantle from sister series Interview With the Vampire is that its main character’s name is … Guy.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Before his detention, Gómez visited Noah often at the New York City hospital where his son is currently receiving full-time care, his sister said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Marla Schaefer and her sister — their father founded the firm — had the pulse on that tween customer.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Their eight-year-old sister, Yaffa, had gone to sleep.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Before his detention, Gómez visited Noah often at the New York City hospital where his son is currently receiving full-time care, his sister said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Marla Schaefer and her sister — their father founded the firm — had the pulse on that tween customer.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Their eight-year-old sister, Yaffa, had gone to sleep.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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His brother owned a famous uptown steakhouse, and who knows everything that Robbie was into.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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At Lee’s suggestion, Donald ultimately decides to fulfill his late brother's wishes and give Washberg family land to Arthur’s grandson Chutto (Mato Wayuhi), who returns it to the Osage Nation.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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The final grand surprise of her first day in Mexico came when someone informed her that the creation was the work of a single nun living in the seclusion of the Hieronymite convent of Santa Paula, just a few miles away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Eighty-eight-year-old Sister Bernadette, who has been a nun here since 1955, takes social media stardom in her stride.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also with Phoenix at the club were his siblings Joaquin and Rain Phoenix and his girlfriend Samantha Mathis.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new sedan certainly looked the part of that concept car-like two-door’s sibling, too.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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In her exhaustive chronicle, Jennings traces the long folkloric history of monk-tormenting demons.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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How can a kindly, God-fearing, and ascetic novice monk compete against that?—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth’s determination not to settle the succession gave rise to fierce rivalry between the claimants to the English throne, among them Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI; James’s cousin Arbella Stuart; Lady Katherine Grey and her descendants; and Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to a post on the Reddit Wedding Shaming forum, a woman detailed the fiasco surrounding her cousin’s wedding.—
Emily Strohm,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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That one person is supposed to deliver a company’s entire Net Zero transition, wrangle data from hundreds of suppliers, meet evolving regulations, educate colleagues, and somehow keep everyone motivated.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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While that included Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial suspension in September, more relevant was CBS’ surprise decision this summer to cancel The Late Show, which is hosted by Stewart’s old colleague Stephen Colbert.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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